Ask Us: Biographies

Wendy Gordon, Communications Consultant, NRDC Simple Steps and Smarter Cities

Wendy Gordon has been a leader in the green consumer movement, having founded Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet, a pioneering consumer outreach organization, in 1989, and Green Guide, the go-to resource for the eco-conscious consumer, acquired in 2007 by National Geographic. Read the full bio...

Roland Hwang, Vehicles Policy Director, NRDC Energy Program

I'm the Vehicles Policy Director for NRDC's energy program, working on transportation energy and global warming issues at the state and national levels. I'm based in San Francisco. Before I came to NRDC, I was the director of the Transportation Program for the Union of Concerned Scientists in the Berkeley office. Read the full bio...

Paul McRandle, Consulting Senior Editor, NRDC Simple Steps and Smarter Cities

I edit the Simple Steps and Smarter Cities websites and cover issues ranging from environmental contaminants to transportation improvements. Prior to working with NRDC, I was the deputy editor of National Geographic's Green Guide  and have written on green living issues for WorldWatch, Grist, Huffington Post and other publications.

Gina Solomon, Senior Scientist, NRDC Health Program

 I have been a senior scientist at NRDC for 12 years, and my work is focused on protecting people from toxic chemicals. I've worked on preventing mercury and lead poisoning, researching levels of diesel exhaust inside school buses, banning the most dangerous pesticides, getting endocrine-disrupting chemicals out of consumer products, and helping to answer people's questions about their health and the environment. Read the full bio...

Luke Tonachel, Vehicle Analyst, NRDC Energy Program

When I was 9 years old, my parents loaded me and my siblings into the family station wagon headed west from Massachusetts. We spent the whole summer visiting the beautiful parks around the country and visiting far-flung extended family. I remember hiking the Grand Canyon and crossing the Mohave Desert sitting on black vinyl seats without air conditioning. Ouch. Read the full bio...